The intended position and/or an intended alignment of at least one sensor for monitoring traffic at a traffic route is determined easily, quickly and reliably with the aid of computer technology. The methodology employed involves identification of a traffic route to be monitored in a data processing device, and requesting and providing data about the traffic route from a database. From this, at least one possible target position and/or target orientation is determined from the provided data. The methodology avoids the need to manually enter lanes and other local conditions of the traffic route. Instead, the data processing device recalls the required traffic data from a database, and based on manipulation of a graphical representation of the sensor by the user with the aid of the provided data and specified sensor characteristics an intended position and/or intended alignment of a sensor can be visualized and stored for later use during installation.
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1. A method for determining an intended orientation of at least one sensor for monitoring the traffic on a traffic route, wherein the method comprises the following steps: a) providing by a user geographic coordinates or street names or street intersections to a data processing device for identifying the traffic route to be monitored or part of the traffic route to be monitored, b) providing to the user data from a database in relation to a structure of the traffic route to be monitored or part of the traffic route to be monitored, said data including a number of lanes in the traffic route and a respective driving direction for lanes in the traffic route, c) specifying by the user characteristics of said at least one sensor comprising one or more of transmission beam lobe, reception beam lobe, and maximum range, d) determining using the data processing device said at least one possible intended orientation of the at least one sensor based on manipulation of a graphical representation of the sensor by the user with the aid of the provided data and specified sensor characteristics, and consideration of a capture region of the at least one sensor, wherein the at least one sensor is able to monitor traffic on the traffic route in said capture region if said sensor is arranged in the at least one possible intended orientation, e) displaying the at least one possible intended orientation to the user, and f) storage in a memory the at least one possible intended orientation of the at least one sensor determined in the determining step.
2. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the provided data contain information items about a course of at least one lane of the traffic route.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of the information items in the data processing device and the data in the database contain data about the course and/or number and/or main driving direction of at least one lane of the traffic route.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the structure of the traffic route includes one or more of number and main driving direction, stop lines, pedestrian crossings and/or turning lanes.
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July 28, 2015
October 20, 2020
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